D7500 Question: Your help please. When I push the shutter on my Nikon D7500 half way down, the frame counter on the top and in the viewfinder flashes the error message "r12". I have...

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Dec 23, 2021 16:13:12 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Your help please.

When I push the shutter on my Nikon D7500 half way down, the frame counter on the top and in the viewfinder flashes the error message "r12". I have looked in my official instruction book and my third-party book, and can't find out what that means.

Can any of you tell me what that means? Thanks

Dec 23, 2021 16:17:13 #

BebuLamar

It's the buffer. You have 12 more shots before the buffer filled up.

Dec 23, 2021 16:21:15 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Thank you, but if I don't shoot for a while, shouldn't the buffer clear? It didn't used to do this.

Dec 23, 2021 18:21:34 #

kmielen Loc: Eastern NC

I'm set for Raw plus fine jpg and mine reads r20. But that was with the cap on (apparently the scene matters). I suspect SD card transfer rate matters as well.
The buffer numbers are not a representation of how much can fit into camera’s memory at one time. It is a number that represents the total number of shots that would fit in a time sequence until the buffer gets full and the camera slows down. I think when you actually start shooting...the number changes to number of images that can fit in the buffer at the moment in time vs the total number possible in a burst. (From a dpreview blog)

Dec 23, 2021 19:19:33 #

kmielen Loc: Eastern NC

Pages 87, 347, 348 of the manual provides more info. Admittedly, it is easier to find once you know you are dealing with the buffer!

Dec 23, 2021 20:07:07 #

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

think of r as "remaining in buffer".

Dec 23, 2021 20:09:20 #

Hamltnblue Loc: Springfield PA

Do you have a card in the slot?

Dec 23, 2021 20:34:24 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

kmielen wrote:

I'm set for Raw plus fine jpg and mine reads r20. ... (show quote)

Thank you

Dec 23, 2021 20:34:43 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

kmielen wrote:

Pages 87, 347, 348 of the manual provides more info. Admittedly, it is easier to find once you know you are dealing with the buffer!

Thank you

Dec 23, 2021 20:35:00 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Orphoto wrote:

think of r as "remaining in buffer".

Thank you

Dec 23, 2021 20:35:27 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

Hamltnblue wrote:

Do you have a card in the slot?

That was the first thing that I checked. Thanks for asking.

Dec 24, 2021 13:50:07 #

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

BebuLamar wrote:

It's the buffer. You have 12 more shots before the buffer filled up.

Best me to it.

Dec 24, 2021 13:51:53 #

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

kmielen wrote:

Pages 87, 347, 348 of the manual provides more info. Admittedly, it is easier to find once you know you are dealing with the buffer!

That's what I LOVE digital copies. They can be searched!!!

Dec 24, 2021 13:57:10 #

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

maxlieberman wrote:

Once the photos are written to card, that number will increase to Max. Depending on settings. Did you change anything. Do you have a card fast enough to keep up white the processing of the camera.

Dec 24, 2021 14:11:44 #

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

frankraney wrote:

Once the photos are written to card, that number will increase to Max. Depending on settings. Did you change anything. Do you have a card fast enough to keep up white the processing of the camera.

Thank you. Yes, I have a blazingly fast card, and no, I didn't change aqnything. Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a problem.

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